My EMT class came up with TP My Axx (you get the idea) to remember the flow of blood through the valves: Tricuspid, pulmonary (to lungs) Mitral, Aortic (to body).
In addition, studies have shown that Parkinsonâs has no real impact on life expectancy and those in study groups live to the same age as those without the disease. In fact, most people can live up to twenty years after their diagnosis. Can You Die from Parkinsonâs Disease? Parkinsonâs is not a fatal disease, meaning those afflicted with it do not die from the disease itself.
I agree that all patients are different as far as how long they live. Take care of yourself first. My dad wound up living with me for 7 yrs. after he took care of my mom who had Parkinsons. She made him promise not to put her in a nursing home and both times when he had a heart attack she had to go in one.